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Punjabi Arbi Fry Recipe

Punjabi Arbi Fry is a crispy, spicy, and tasty Indian vegetable side dish. It is a vegan, gluten, and nut-free stir fry of colocasia roots.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 2
Calories: 368kcal
Author: Hina Gujral

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottom Kadhai

Ingredients

  • 250 gram colcassia roots (arbi)
  • 3 tablespoon mustard oil (sarson oil)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon nigella seeds ( kalonji)
  • ¼ teaspoon hing (asafoetida)
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
  • 2 green chilli, sliced
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder (dhaniya powder)
  • 1 teaspoon achar masala (pickle masala powder) (Get Recipe)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander

Instructions

  • Take a sharp pairing knife or a peeler and remove the brown skin of the taro root. Wash taro roots with water to remove all the dirt particles. I soak them in salted water for 5 minutes. 
  • Once cleaned, transfer them to a colander or kitchen towel to dry up. Cut colocasia roots into juliennes or matchsticks.
  • Heat mustard oil in a frying pan or kadhai till it starts smoking. Reduce the heat to low.
  • Add cumin seeds, nigella seeds, ginger, green chilli, and asafoetida. Saute for a 20 - 30 seconds.
  • Add chopped taro roots, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, and achar ka masala. Stir to combine and coat each piece with the spices.
  • Add water, cover, and cook the arbi fry till crisp and fully cooked. It takes 10 - 12 minutes over low heat.
  • Once taro roots are crisp, and cooked, garnish them with fresh coriander leaves.
  • Serve masala arbi fry with phulka for lunch.

Notes

  • Taro Roots (arbi) cooks very quickly. Hence, please do not leave it unattended, especially over high heat, for a long time. Else, it will burn.
  • You can substitute mustard oil with ghee, groundnut oil, sesame or coconut oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Sodium: 1639mg | Potassium: 897mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 432IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg